St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
Gov. MoGill Names the First Board of
Trustees of the State Soldiers
Home
What Some of the Well Known North
westerners We're Talking About
Yesterday.
Work Being Pushed at the Stock
Yards in the Southern Part
of the City.
Gen. Johnson's Lecture on Buddha-
The Old metropolitan Hotel-Sum-
mary of Local News.
STATE SOLDIERS, HOME.
The Trustees TO L0cate the Home
Appointed Yesterday-.Funds sOr
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The Trustees To locate the Home
Appointed YesterdaY-.FundS sOr
The Home.
Gov. McGill yesterday made the appoint
ments of the trustees of the Minnesota Sol
diers' home. They are: For two years,
A. f. Christie, of Austin; ThoTaS f.
Cowing. of Fergus Falls; A. A Brown, of
Alexandria. For four years, w. P. Dun
nington, Redwood Falls; l.. A. Hancock.
Red Wing. For six years, Reese Hender-
son. Minneapolis; Henry A. Castle. of st.
Paul. All these gentlemen are well known
throughout the state. These trustees have
imposed on them by the recent act of the
legislature the duty of selecting and locat-
ing the site for Il soldiers home. Under
the law the land on which the home is 10
be located is to be not more than
100 acres, and there was appro-
priated to pay for this and for
the construction of the home $50, 900, with
the provision that not more than 500
shall be paid during the fiscal year. ending
July 81, 1887. On III before June /, or as
soon as practicable thereafter, operations
must commence in the selection of 4 site.
Elevation, sewerage and drainage, plenty
of good water, fertility of soil and facilities
of access must all be taken into considera-
ton. Only the actual expenses of the
trustees will be at the expense of the state.
An architect is TO be selected to prepare
plans and estimates of cost and amount
quality and description of all material to be
used i'll erecting the soldiers home. AS
soon as plans are adopted bids for COLI
Struction will be advertised for, and thirty
days after advertising for bids the trustees
will meet and award the contract to the
l,1
become available. All bids must be accom-
panied with bonds of $1,000. When the
contract is let a superintendent of construc-
ton will be appointed, to serve for So per
day. In case of any dispute arising be-
tween contractor and the superintendent
one arbitrator will be
SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES,
one by the contractor, and one by the gov
ernor, which board of arbitration shall
settle the controversy according to the con-
ditionS of section II of the bill. No trustee
or officer of the institution must be In any
way interested i'll the contracts under pain.
of fine of 5000. In the appointment
of all officers and employees connected with
the home, preference must be given to
honorably discharged soldiers. A COM
mal dant is to be appointed by the board of
trustees, his salary TO be liked by the board.
and the commandment will nominate all his
subordiRateS, and employees The annual
meetings of the board of trustees shall be
held on the second Tuesday in August, and
the Seni-annual meetings on the
second Tuesday in February. The
executive committee shall meet monthly.
Each trustee must give Il bond of So, 000
A soldiers home fund of $40 900 Is appro-
pria ted for the year ending July 81. 1855.
for the benefit of all eX-solders. ETC., adj
mitted to the home, and $50. 900 annually
thereafter. 4 levy of one tenth of a mill
will be annually added to the state tax levy
tor a soldiers relief fund.- to be distributed
by the trustees to soldiers, etc, outside of
sEe home who served in the Rebellion,
Mexican war, or any of the Indian cam
paigRs. and all widows and Union orphans
of deceased veterans and dependant parents.
An appropriation of $50, 600 is made for the
soldiers relief fund until the additional tax
levy becomes available. All surplus moneys
are to be transferred from the relief fund to
ri1e~SoldierS' home fund. NJ
OTHER APPOINTMENTS. -
Gov. Mc(iil appointed as commissioners
for The unofganiZed county OF Cass C.. \.
kuffee. T. j. Nary, and A. j. Collins. and
ior 1tasca. William l.. Wakefield, Patrick
Casey, and 4. I. Mason. The law re-
3uires commissioners of unorganized coun-
lies to be APPOINTED by the governor